Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LUKE, DANIEL M

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2813 2896

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.5%
Allow Rate
+2.5% vs TC avg
714
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
1030
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 678 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
27.3%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
22.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18232894 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18556850 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17914038 IMAGING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGING ELEMENT Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18054798 SURFACE DEPASSIVATION WITH THERMAL ETCH AFTER NITROGEN RADICAL TREATMENT Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
17479660 SELF ALIGNED QUADRUPLE PATTERNING INTERCONNECTS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18265905 SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18583194 METAL ADHESION LAYER TO PROMOTE METAL PLUG ADHESION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18490081 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18366096 SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING LINES OF DIFFERENT HEIGHT Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
18358525 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18369860 ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
18610778 DISPLAY PANEL HAVING IMPROVED LIGHT-EMITTING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Hefei Visionox Technology Co., Ltd.
18459398 MANAGING CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS FOR SEMICONDUCTIVE DEVICES Non-Final OA Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd.
17930111 IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGES AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
18104341 STRUCTURE WITH ISOLATED WELL Non-Final OA GlobalFoundries U.S. Inc.
18203655 Barrier Layers for Interconnects in Bonded Wafers Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18118093 SEMICONDUCTOR PATTERN AND METHOD OF ROUNDING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
18050010 STACKED STRUCTURES WITH CAPACITIVE COUPLING CONNECTIONS Non-Final OA ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18332147 CAVITY WITH BOTTOM HAVING DIELECTRIC LAYER PORTION OVER GATE BODY WITHOUT ETCH STOP LAYER AND RELATED METHOD Final Rejection GlobalFoundries Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18514907 EDRAM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA Hangzhou HFC Semiconductor Co.
18290010 Organic Electroluminescent Device Non-Final OA GU AN YEOLIGHT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18489844 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY STRUCTURES Non-Final OA NEO Semiconductor, Inc.

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